Western Comics

For comics in the Western genre, see Western comics.
Western Comics

Western Comics #1 (Jan./Feb. 1948). Artwork by Howard Sherman
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
Schedule Bi-monthly
Format Anthology
Genre
    Publication date Jan./Feb. 1948 – Jan./Feb. 1961
    Number of issues 85
    Main character(s) Pow Wow Smith
    Wyoming Kid
    Nighthawk
    Cowboy Marshall
    Rodeo Rick
    Matt Savage, Trail Boss
    Vigilante
    Creative team
    Writer(s) Don Cameron, Gardner Fox, France Herron
    Artist(s) Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Howard Sherman, Leonard Starr
    Editor(s) Whitney Ellsworth, Julius Schwartz

    Western Comics was a Western comic book series published by DC Comics. DC's longest-running Western title, it published 85 issues from 1948 to 1961. Western Comics was an anthology series, featuring such characters as the wandering cowboy the Wyoming Kid, the Native American lawman Pow Wow Smith, the Cowboy Marshall, Jim Sawyer, showman Rodeo Rick, and Matt Savage, Trail Boss. The masked Vigilante Greg Saunders appeared in the first four issues of the title, but was soon replaced by itinerant fix-it man Nighthawk.

    Notable contributors included writers Don Cameron, Gardner Fox, and France Herron; and artists Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Howard Sherman, and Leonard Starr.

    Publication history

    Whitney Ellsworth edited the book for most of its run, assisted by Julius Schwartz, who took over the editorial reins for the last two years. Originally featuring four or more stories per issue, by issue #70 (July/Aug. 1958), Western Comics reduced the number of stories to three.[1] Western Comics' infrequently appearing letter column was titled "The Hitching Post."

    Recurring features

    References

    1. 1 2 Markstein, Don. "Rodeo Rick," Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Accessed Aug. 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.
    2. Markstein, Don. "The Wyoming Kid," Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Accessed Aug. 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.
    3. 1 2 Markstein, Don. "Matt Savage, Trail Boss," Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Accessed Aug. 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.

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